Counsels on Stewardship -- Study Guide

Chapter 12 — A Test of Loyalty

God provides “life” but “claims” a portion of it in order to test our love and loyalty. Please read CS 65-68 or CSA 46-49. (Always read each chapter before answering the questions.) CS-SG 18.1

1. Proverbs 3:9 and 10 teach that “God, as the _______________________ of all our benefits, has a _______________________; that His _______________________ should be our _______________________; and that a _______________________ will attend all who honor this claim.” CS 65:2 or CSA 46:2 CS-SG 18.2

2. God established the principle of His ownership of all:
A. Name one thing God reserved for Himself in the Garden of Eden as a test of His ownership. _______________________ CS 65:3 or CSA 46:3
B. What serves as a test of God’s ownership of all we possess? _______________________ CS 65:4 or CSA 46:4 CS-SG 18.3

3. Who devised the plan of systematic giving? _______________________ CS 66:1 or CSA 47:1 CS-SG 18.4

4. Name two parts of man’s life God has reserved for Himself. CS 66:2, 3 or CSA 47:2, 3
A. ______________________________________________
B. ______________________________________________ CS-SG 18.5

5. A. Tithing was practiced before the Jews were a nation. True False CS 67:2 or CSA 48:2 CS-SG 19.1

B. The nine-tenths is “worth more” to God’s people than the ten-tenths. True False CS 68:2 or CSA 49:1 CS-SG 19.2

C. The tithing system is “doubly essential now” as under the Jewish economy. True False CS 68:4 or CSA 49:3 CS-SG 19.3